Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 19.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income is 19.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income peaked at 19.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1969.
That places Middle income 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.7% | — |
| 1961 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 4.7% | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | +41.4% |
| 1965 | 6.7% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.3% | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | -27.9% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 5.2% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +64.9% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +64.9% | 6.1% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.9% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 26 Gibraltar 42.6% compare
- 27 Peru 42.0% compare
- 28 Mozambique 41.6% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 40.5% compare
- 30 Kuwait 39.5% compare
- 31 United States 38.9% compare
- 32 Oman 36.6% compare
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle income was 19.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1969.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.